1. Academic Language For ALL!
Hannah De Lacy
Lakeside Middle
7th Gr Math Teacher
EL Facilitator
CABE Regional Riverside

2. Presentation Agenda Introductions BICS/CALP
Academic vs. social register activity
Academic Language Scripts
Videos/Samples
Recommendations

3. BICS vs. CALP BICS Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills CALP
Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency
In the hallway
With friends
With a boss
In a classroom

4. Judge slide You just got a speeding ticket… Explain to a child
Explain to your best friend
Explain to your spouse
Explain to your boss
Explain to the judge
Now, share with your neighbor how your conversations changed depending on who you talked to.

5. ELD Standards

6. Shift to CCSS th grade

7. Purposes for using language include:
Describing, entertaining, informing, interpreting, analyzing, recounting, explaining, persuading, negotiating, justifying, evaluating, etc.

9. A USEFUL TOOL

10. Classroom discussions
In the classroom
Classroom discussions

11. Classroom reporting

12. Easy to use…
Color Coded
Numbered
English
Spanish

13. Your turn
With your elbow partner, take turns sharing your opinion on whether personal technology (cell phones, tablets) should be allowed in the classroom.

14. Well??
What did you notice?

15. How can you use this at home?
Model for your children
Having daily vocabulary words
Making sure children answer in complete sentences

16. Questions???

17. Contact info
Hannah De Lacy